Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Exercise to Boost Response to Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Conditions:

Cutaneous Melanoma

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Capable of giving informed consent
  • Reported ability to complete 20-30 minutes moderate exercise per positive response to "can you currently walk unaided for six minutes or more?".
  • Scheduled for first-time checkpoint blockade immunotherapy with FDA-approved drugs, including avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or relatlimab in the absence of other therapies (e.g. targeted therapy)
  • Melanoma patients (adjuvant setting)
  • Melanoma patients (neoadjuvant setting)
  • cuSCC patients (neoadjuvant setting)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma patients (neoadjuvant setting)
  • Participants may also be required to have a full COVID vaccination series; the most up-to-date best practice guidelines for research at Moffitt Cancer Center will dictate the need for such a vaccination series.

Exclusion

  • Presence of medical conditions, such as severe cardiovascular disease for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted.
  • Presence of major postoperative complications for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 21 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05358938

Start Date

June 21 2022

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

October 31 2025

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612